Polylink Solutions Ltd is owned by Philip Tilston and provides Interim Management and other Consultancy services for businesses.
Interim Management is a sector that has grown significantly in recent years as businesses look for cost effective methods of support to solve problems, run projects or to provide temporary experienced resource. The advantages of hiring an interim include:
Value for money as the business does not need to pay the employment on-costs of NI contributions, pension, health and car benefits and so is often less costly that a permanent employee
Interim assignments are generally for 3-6 month periods but can vary according to the business requirements. They can be from as short as a week depending on the business requirements.
Buying in experience that can help assess the situation and solve problems quickly
Phil has over 30 years experience and holds an MBA in Finance and International Business from New York University’s Stern School of Business (one of the top 10 USA Business Schools) and is a Chartered Accountant, qualifying with Price Waterhouse. His experience includes Managing Director, CFO and Finance Director roles in a wide variety of companies, from large international multi-site businesses to small family owned SMEs.
Sector experience includes among others manufacturing, FMCG, food, consumer goods, business services, media and distribution.
Company experience ranges from PLCs to privately owned and private equity backed SMEs.
He is based in Kent but provides services across the UK.
The owner Philip Tilston, is a Chartered Accountant and also holds an MBA in Finance & International Business from New York University’s Stern School of Business, one of the top 10 MBA schools in the USA. He has over 30 years business experience ranging from international Plcs to privately owned SMEs.
Polylink Solutions Ltd provides Interim Management and other Consultancy services for businesses.
Interim Management has now become a popular and well established mechanism for businesses to bring in specific skills and experience when required to fill a short term skills gap. Experienced Interim Managers can hit the ground running to provide fast benefits. Further, their cost is often lower than a permanent employee as the business does not have to incur the employment add-on costs of Employees NI, Pension, car allowance costs and various other benefit costs.
Using the services of an Interim Finance Director is often the best solution for a Company who’s permanent Finance Director has left the business, allowing continuity and transitional handover to a new permanent Finance Director and, just as importantly, allowing the Board the time required to ensure that they undertake a robust selection process and ultimately make the right appointment for the future.
The duration of an assignment is fluid and mirrors the business requirement. An Interim Finance Director often works on a week by week basis and can be available for as little or as long as required i.e. from a week, to a month, to six months and beyond.
Polylink Solutions Ltd provides a variety of services including among others interim management of the finance function through the provision of an interim Finance Director, profit and cash flow enhancement, fund raising, project management and assistance, change management and other consultancy.
Past assignments have delivered benefits to companies across a wide range of areas including significant working capital savings through improvements in collections processes for receivables, improving creditor payment terms through negotiation and sourcing initiatives, and stock reduction programs through actions such as rigorous analysis of stock requirements, streamlining production processes and product rationalisation programs. Cost reduction and margin improvement programs have also been delivered which have helped companies survive critically tight cash positions and rebuild their cash reserves.
Fund raising support has also been provided to companies including lending from banks, investment from private equity companies and successful government grant applications.
Polylink Solutions also provides various consultancy services for stand alone projects such as production of strategic business plans, forecasts and budgets and “what if” modelling.
Businesses that have benefited from Polylink’s expertise cover a wide range of business sectors including heavy and light manufacturing, branded and own label consumer goods and business services.
